Adventist

[ad-ven-tist, ad-ven-]

noun

1. Also called Second Adventist. a member of any of certain Christian denominations that maintain that the Second Advent of Christ is imminent.

adjective

1. of or relating to Adventists.

Adventist

/ ˈædvɛntɪst, ˈædvən- /

noun

1. a member of any of the Christian groups, such as the Seventh-Day Adventists that hold that the Second Coming of Christ is imminent

Other Word Forms

• Adventism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Adventist¹

First recorded in 1835–45; Advent + -ist

Example Sentences

Rasmussen was 29, newly married and a popular nursing director at Glendale Adventist Medical Center.

From Los Angeles Times

But he missed his Dec. 4 court date and instead appeared at Feather River Adventist School near Oroville, Calif. armed with a ghost gun.

From Los Angeles Times

Sheriff Honea previously said investigators "have received some information that leads us to believe that the subject responsible for the shooting targeted this school because of its affiliation with the Seventh-Day Adventist Church".

From BBC

The shooting took place at Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists, roughly 70 miles north of Sacramento, the Sheriff’s Office announced in a news alert shortly before 2 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

The story followed a day in the lives of three elders in Sardinia, Okinawa, and Loma Linda, an Adventist community in California.

From Science Magazine